You can easily open a command window by pressing the Shift key + Right-click on the mouse and then by selecting “Open command window here” option. Launch a cmd prompt window on your computer.Connect your HTC One M8 to the computer.Having made the preparation enumerated above, you can now go ahead with typing just a few lines to remove TAMPERED banner on HTC One M8. If you do not want to use ADB on the computer, you can also do it by using the Terminal Emulator app on your phone:.Do not forget to enable USB Debugging on your HTC device before proceeding.
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Download and install HTC USB Drivers or HTC Sync if you do not have it installed already.You must have ADB (Android Debug Bridge) installed and set up on your computer:.Your HTC One M8 must be rooted to remove the “Tampered” flag from the bootloader screen.You can easily S-Off your phone using the FireWater method. You must gain S-Off on your HTC One M8 first.If you want to make that TAMPERED flag disappear altogether, there are a few prerequisites that you must take care of: The method has been tested successfully on AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and Canadian models of the HTC One M8.
XDA member scotty1223 has discovered a very easy and handy way to remove the tampered banner on HTC One M8.
Actually, the Tampered flag does no harm to the device but it rather pierces to our eyes and keeps reminding us of the one “original sin” committed by rooting and unlocking the bootloader. If your new HTC One M8 shows TAMPERED banner on the Bootloader screen, there is now a way to easily red rid of it. Samsung uses a custom flash and KNOX warranty counter, while Nexus devices show unlocked sign while booting to denote that the bootloader on a device has been unlocked.Īll HTC smartphones come with locked bootloaders and when the user unlocks the device bootloader, the HBOOT screen shows UNLOCKED written on the top. Many Android device manufacturers use some kind of barriers and warnings to discourage users from modifying their device.